Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-05-19 01:33:00

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A Night's Rest
Apparently fighting off vampires and cultists earned a person a stay at the city's palace. The local king was most appreciative of having his city emptied of the vampires and cultists and had invited the Avengers along with Red Sonja and Conan to stay for the night in his palace.

Svalin cared not where she stayed, only that she had a place for Tryggvi and someplace to sleep. Hard or soft, it didn't matter. She was used to sleeping on the ground as much as she was used to sleeping in a bed. The girls were shown to one suite and the guys to another. In the middle of the room that connected to the two bedrooms was a large bathtub put into the floor. Servants filled it with steaming water. The same was in the guys' room. They were all expected at dinner in two hours.

Svalin carefully checked her weapons and equipment and laid the out one by one on a table in the room. Getting clean was not the highest priority for her.

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	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 06:29 am UTC (link)
	And Vernique will go the simple and elegant route she suggested. "Not knocking your tough-girl credentials any, just saying." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 06:35 am UTC (link)
	"I ne'er liked doing mine duties as a princess of Asgard," she admitted. "It hath been most vexing for Father." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 06:36 am UTC (link)
	"Can't pass them off on your sisters or something? I'm afraid I don't know all the rules." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 06:41 am UTC (link)
	"I art the eldest child of Sif and Thor and the heir. It ist mine duty to Asgard and one I wilt fail at." Her expression became somber and her mood darkened as she thought about the prophecies. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 06:57 am UTC (link)
	Vernique's comb pauses for jsut a moment. "What makes you say that?" It seemed awfully pessimistic. And while Svalin, like Hal (though in a slightly different way), was fatalistic, she hadn't seemed pessimistic for pessimism's sake. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 07:01 am UTC (link)
	"We wert told our fates when we wert in Asgard," she explained. "I wilt betray Asgard and mine duty for mine brother and die for the first time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 07:07 am UTC (link)
	Vernique blinks for a moment, mentally sorting that out, especially the 'for the first time.' Eventually "But Hal'd never ask you to betray anything for him, and I'm sure your littler brothers probably wouldn't either." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 07:13 am UTC (link)
	"I wilt put mine brother's life before mine duties to Asgard. 'Tis not a thing a true princess of Asgard would do. Asgard shouldst always come first. Mine father sent me to the Avengers to separate me from mine siblings for awhile to give me some perspective on the matter." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

butterflybullet
2010-05-19 07:20 am UTC (link)

"Oh," Vernique says quietly. "Well, I know it's all over my head and definitely not a mortal sort of thing, but I certainly hope you can someday think of...well, think of a good angle for the situation." There had to be an angle, didn't there? Sure, Asgardians might be all...choreographed, but there had to be nuances. Something more to it they could finesse. "In the meantime, we're all glad to have you, you know."

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	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 07:30 am UTC (link)
	"What wilt be wilt be," Svalin said. "We art not a race to argue with our fates, but we embrace them instead." Svalin smiled. "Thank thee, fair lady. Thou words art most comforting." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 07:35 am UTC (link)
	"You're entirely welcome." And having finished Svalins hair and turned to her own, Vernique adds, "Now, these polished metal mirrors aren't my favorite kind, but they'll do all right. what do you think?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 07:41 am UTC (link)
	Svalin nodded. "They art like the ones in Asgard. The ones in Migard art far superior. Wouldst thou like some help with thine hair?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, thanks, if you could just hold this," She gets the brush set into her hair and twisted under, then sets Svalin's hand on it. "While I finish combing the other side out...I just want to make sure it doesn't frizz outward on me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 06:08 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin did as instructed. "Ist not frizzing important?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, yes," Vernique affirms as she continues working. "Frizzing looks very unfortunate with hair like mine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	"How doth one prevent this frizzing?" she asked. This focus on hair care was most perplexing. The most she thought about hair was keeping it out of her face during battle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Conditioning. Brushing it juuuust right. Normally I have, well, specialized electrically-powered devices that really help the process, but obviously that's not an option here. And when hanging out with hot guys at a nice dinner, too, it's too bad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	"The men wilt notice thee e'en if thine hair doth have frizz. Thou'rt a most lovely lady." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	Vernique smiles. "Aw, why thank you!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Thou'rt welcome. It ist pleasing that there ist other female company." Svalin smiled and continued to hold Vernique's hair. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	And with that help, Vernique eventually gets her drying her to stay turned under a bit. "Yeah, it's really nice to keep it from being a total boys club, no matter how nice the boys." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin nodded. "Aye. I art used to mine sisters and my shield-sisters. They art nice enow. Good warriors and can hold conversations." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	Vernique nods and smiles. "Yes, that too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2010-05-19 07:53 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin knew she was missing something and she had a good idea what it was. She just didn't have an interest in males outside of warriors in arms. "Wert thou...what do mortals say...dating...someone before we left?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-19 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	"I was not. Hadn't really been in a steady relationship in quite some time. Don't tend to be often." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)